Are we there yet? Dallas-bound flight diverted twice, 1st to Arkansas and then to Louisiana

Passengers on a Dallas-bound flight that made an emergency landing in Arkansas because of smoke in the cockpit were diverted again, this time to Louisiana, because of storms, authorities said. The flight was again on its way to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport late Tuesday, American Airlines spokesman Charley Wilson said. Flight 1257 landed in Little Rock just after 3:30 p.m., airline spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said. None of the 127 passengers and five crew members was injured, Huguely said. The plane parked away from the airport's terminal as a precaution, Little Rock National Airport spokeswoman T.J. Williams said. A shuttle bus took passengers and crew to the terminal, Williams said. Huguely said the light haze of smoke dissipated after the pilot shut down the cockpit's electrical system and depressurized the... [read full story]